Seven members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, including a former leader, have been confirmed to have had dealings with organizations linked to the Unification Church, bringing the total of the country s largest opposition party to 14, it said after an internal survey.
Six more lawmakers from the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, including its former leader Yukio Edano, had some connection with the Unification Church, an internal party survey found.
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A rapid decline in the yen and market distortions caused by current monetary settings have raised the political heat on the Bank of Japan as it becomes increasingly isolated in a world of hawkish-leaning central banks.